On Good Friday, April 6, I brought my little tyke to the office as it was the start of his spring break. It was also a short day for me since I was invoking my religious right to end the day early. We went out for our usual lunch date but decided to eat in Bryant Park instead. It was a beautiful day and the sun was shining up high but not too brightly. The wind had a pleasant chill that made it perfect. We sat and ate. Before and after lunch, we took pictures.
The tulips are back. They are abloom and at my favorite stage — just gorgeous. I have always loved this time of the year when the bare trees of winter sprout new leaves and the flowers of spring come out. Manhattan comes alive with the splendor of spring. Tulips and daffodils in all shades and colors are everywhere. The trees sprout their blooms — and you have to catch them quick because they change hues overnight and drop to the ground before you know it.
We enjoyed taking pictures of the tulips which were almost translucent when shot from below or ground level instead of from above. The sun shone through their petals and made them look like they were almost glowing. See what I mean?
When it gets warmer the tulips will be gone. They only really survive in slightly cooler but not exactly cold weather. Just after the so called last frost of spring, they bloom. I love them best when they are wide open and don’t quite look like the bulbs we are familiar with. They open to the world and show their beauty even if only momentarily. Once fully open, the tulips eventually wilt and shed their petals.
I haven’t been here much lately. I come in, take a peek, think of what to write, then just decide my heart’s not in it. I actually have a ton to write about — at least half a dozen stories from the trip home, and half a dozen stories again from after I came back. It’s just that too many things have been happening, my mind (and my heart) can’t quite keep up.
The tyke’s party is just around the corner — and I’ve been busy handwriting invitations from the party place he’s having his bash at. I think I’ve bit off more than I can chew by promising to make him polymer clay souvenirs, more so since the character(s) of the moment are not exactly rendered easily: Transformers Prime. Hmmmmm… Let’s see if I can pull this off.
And last week, I just realized my etsy shop, GothamChick is actually on hibernation as well, as all the products have ‘expired’ and not been renewed. * sigh * I haven’t really been there since I went on vacation last December. I am creating again because I want to participate in a flea market at my local church here in Bayside end-April, and maybe after that, I can resurrect the shop again. (Maybe I should concentrate on “GothamChick” instead of “PinayNewYorker” as my personal brand? — another thought.)
At least my reading has been progressing well — although I’ve been starting books right and left and have not finished anything. LOL… the curse of the Kindle — you can just leave your bookmark and jump to the next book! The good news is that I’m progressing well on the spiritual side — I am actually attacking this on two fronts, and I’m proud to say I’m finally reading the Bible as I have always wanted to seriously do the past couple of years. Still not quite as religiously as I’d like to– but I’m off to a good start.
I’ve also been seriously thinking about whether or not if PinayNewYorker (the blog) has reached the end of its journey. Perhaps it’s time to move on to something new — not exactly blogging. Perhaps it’s just time to give it a rest and bow out, fading quietly into the night as they say. Still just thought — not a plan at this point.
Do I start another blog? Do I just resurrect one of the other blogs I have which have been “in hibernation”? Do I think of something totally new to migrate to and move houses so to speak? Or maybe I’ll just stay put. I’ve been thinking about a lot of things lately, and it’s just something that keeps popping up. But when I think about how I’ve invested practically 8 years into this blog — and I’ve put so much of my heart and soul into Pinay New Yorker — it’s not such an easy decision to make. Still, reinventing or evolving is something I’m doing right now, and as much as this blog is such a part of my life, I can’t help but put it on the block for re-evaluation as well.
New York is beginning to warm up. Heading for my favorite part of the year which is summer — when the temperatures in my home state approximate Manila’s. Not quite the same — but close enough.
Meanwhile, I’m trying to enjoy spring. It’s a full season but it’s fleeting and reminds me that time passes by so quickly. It catches you off guard, and you just find that the beautiful colors of spring are gone and the trees are bathed in green again instead of the rainbow of spring colors. The colors remain, but not quite as dramatic a change of scenery as when the barren trees of winter transform into the magical look that spring gives the landscape. It’s one of those things that falls into that category of “before you know it…”.
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